Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in the childhood immunization schedule was associated with decreases in all-cause pneumonia hospitalizations among black and white children in Tennessee, USA. Although racial disparities that existed before introduction of these vaccines have been subs...

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Autores principales: Wiese, Andrew D., Grijalva, Carlos G., Zhu, Yuwei, Mitchel, Edward F., Griffin, Marie R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27197048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.152023
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spelling pubmed-48800712016-06-01 Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Wiese, Andrew D. Grijalva, Carlos G. Zhu, Yuwei Mitchel, Edward F. Griffin, Marie R. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in the childhood immunization schedule was associated with decreases in all-cause pneumonia hospitalizations among black and white children in Tennessee, USA. Although racial disparities that existed before introduction of these vaccines have been substantially reduced, rates remain higher in boys than in girls among young children. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4880071/ /pubmed/27197048 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.152023 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
title Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
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title_short Changes in Childhood Pneumonia Hospitalizations by Race and Sex Associated with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
title_sort changes in childhood pneumonia hospitalizations by race and sex associated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
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